Sonny Vincent is one of the small group of New York City musicians who were instrumental in the creation of what became known as Punk Rock in the mid-1970s.

Vincent formed the Testors in 1976 with Gene Sinigalliano (guitar) and Gregory R (drums). They played the legendary New York clubs such as Max's Kansas City and CBGB with groups such as Mink DeVille, Teenage Jesus & The Jerks, The Cramps and Suicide, and toured nationwide with the Dead Boys. Testors released a 7" single, "Together" b/w "Time Is Mine" on Bleeker Bob's "Drive-In" label. In [[1981],] Testors disbanded and Vincent moved to Minneapolis where he formed Sonny Vincent and The Extreme with Michael Phillips (guitar), Jeff Rogers (drums) and the late Mort Bauman (bass guitar). The group toured the U.S and released another single, "SVE" with the songs, "Wingdale," "Top Dog" and "Phantom." The group also made the bizarre film "Mannequin World" on the streets of Minneapolis. It was shown on television in the Twin Cities only once, after which the host of the program remarked, "I sure hope the boss wasn't watching." In 1983, Sonny was involved in a performance art project that saw him banned from the grounds of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

The Extreme disbanded and Vincent went on to form groups with revolving lineups, such as Model Prisoners, Shotgun Rationale, The Dons, Sonny Vincent and the Guevaras, Sonny Vincent and his Rat Race Choir, before recording and releasing several albums under his own name in recent years.

Widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of the New York City punk rock movement, Vincent continues to perform and record with various musicians that he has met and worked with over the years. Allmusic

i don't know what appeared first, egg or chicken in fact i don't care. don't know if it was the television, the ramones, patti smith, richard hell & the voidoids, luscious jackson, the beastie boys, wayne kramer, you name them. they all come from nyc and they all share the same roots and sound incredible. sonny vincent is also one of them. thank you!